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Organic residue analysis of Iron Age ceramics from the archaeological site of Kani‐zirin, western Iran
Author(s) -
QanbariTaheri N.,
Karimy A.H.,
Holakooei P.,
Kobarfard F.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/arcm.12541
Subject(s) - residue (chemistry) , archaeology , chemistry , mass spectrometry , environmental chemistry , mineralogy , geology , chromatography , geography , organic chemistry
Organic residue analysis of potshards excavated from the Iron Age archaeological site of Kani‐zirin, western Iran, was achieved with acidified methanol extraction and gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS). The GC‐MS data showed plant and animal commodities incorporated in the shards. Also, the investigations confirmed the presence of plant resin together with a tartrate ion within a group of the shards, suggesting a probable use of grape‐related products. Evidence of resins from the Pinaceae family, as an exotic species in Iran, was evinced in several of the shards.